CBSE Class 10 Social Science Political Parties MCQs

Question : Which of the following is the most visible institutions in a democracy?
(a) Leaders    
(b) Political parties  
(c) Govt.    
(d) People

Answer : B

Question : How many political parties are registered with the election commission of India?
(a) Less than 100   
(b) Between 100 to 500 
(c) Between 500 to 750    
(d) More than 750

Answer : D

Question : A Political party has to satisfy the following criteria to be recognized as a national party—
(a) 6% votes of total votes in Lok sabha or assembly elections of four status
(b) At least 6 Lok sabha seats
(c) 12% votes of total votes in Lok sabha
(d) At least 12 Lok sabha seats

Answer : A

Question : How many political parties were recognized as National parties in India in 2006?
(a) 06    
(b) 16    
(c) 750    
(d) 21

Answer : A

Question : How many Lok sabha constituencies are there in India at present?
(a) 540    
(b) 543    
(c) 547    
(d) 563

Answer : A

Question : Area wise which is the largest Lok sabha constituency in India?
(a) Karol Bag  
(b) Ghaziabad  
(c) Mumbai Cart    
(d) Ladakh

Answer : D

Question : The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) came to power in 1998 as the leader of
(a) United progressive Alliance   
(b) Left front   
(c) National Democratic       
(d) None of these

Answer : C

Question : Which party system does India follow—
(a) Single party system      
(b) Two party system  
(c) Multi party system        
(d) All of them

Answer : C

Question : What is Bye –election?
(a) Elections held to fill a vacancy caused by the death or any other house.
(b) Election held after a specific period.
(c) Election held to farm the new govt.
(d) Election held in between the fixed term of the house.

Answer : A

Question : Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP)
(a) Jyotiba Phule          
(b) Kanshi Ram   
(c) B. R. Ambudkar      
(d) Maya Vati

Answer : B

Question : The party that believes in Marxism - Leninism and supports socialism, secularism and democracy and opposes imperialism is
(a) Indian National Congress
(b) Communist Party of India
(c) Bahujan Samaj Party
(d) Communist party of India - Marxist

Answer : D

Question : Which of the following pairs is not correct?
(a) Multi party system - The USA and the UK
(b) Anti detection law - Reformation of political parties
(c) Role of money and muscle power - challenge to political parties
(d) Indian National Congress - United Progressive Alliance

Answer : A

Question : The law that says if any MLA or MP changes parties, he or she will lose the seat in the legislature, is -
(a) Anti detection law
(b) Anti criminal law
(c) Anti party law
(d) Anti monument law

Answer : A

Question : Which political party from the six main parties was formed as late as in 1999?
(a) BJP
(b) CPI
(c) NCP
(d) BSP

Answer : C

Question : On what ideology close the Indian National Congress rest?
(a) Socialism
(b) Secularism
(c) Federation
(d) Communalism

Answer : A

Question : Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP)
(a) Kanshi Ram
(b) Jyotibai Phule
(c) B. R. Ambedkar
(d) Maya Vati

Answer : A

Question : What is Bye -election?
(a) Elections held to fill a vacancy caused by the death or any other house.
(b) Election held after a specific period.
(c) Election held in between the fixed term of the house.
(d) Election held to farm the new govt.

Answer : A

Question : Which party system does India follow
(a) Multi party system
(b) Two party system
(c) Single party system
(d) All the options

Answer : A

Question : The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) came to power in 1998 as the leader of
(a) Left front
(b) National Democratic Alliance
(c) United Progressive Alliance
(d) None of these

Answer : B

Question : Area wise which is the largest Lok Sabha constituency in India?
(a) Ladakh
(b) Mumbai Cart
(c) Ghaziabad
(d) Karol Bag

Answer : A

Question : How many Lok sabha constituencies are there in India at present?
(a) 540
(b) 543
(c) 547
(d) 563

Answer : A

Question : How many political parties were recognized as National parties in India in 2006?
(a) 21
(b) 750
(c) 16
(d) 6

Answer : D

Question : A Political party has to satisfy the following criteria to be recognized as a national party
(a) 12% votes of total votes in Lok sabha
(b) At least 6 Lok sabha seats
(c) At least 12 Lok sabha seats
(d) 6% votes of total votes in Lok sabha or assembly elections of four status

Answer : D

Question : How many political parties are registered with the election commission of India?
(a) Between 500 to 750
(b) More than 750
(c) Between 100 to 500
(d) Less than 100

Answer : B

Question : Which of the following is the most visible institutions in a democracy?
(a) Political parties
(b) Leaders
(c) Govt.
(d) People

Answer : A

Question : Which of these is the main component of political party?
(a) All of the options
(b) Active members
(c) The followers
(d) Leaders

Answer : A

Question : Which of these is not a State Party?
(a) CPI
(b) SAD
(c) DMK
(d) TDP

Answer : A

Question : Which of these is not a National Party?
(a) BJP
(b) INC
(c) SAD
(d) CPI (M)

Answer : C

Question : Which of these is a National Party?
(a) INC
(b) BJP
(c) BSP
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question : India has_______major National Parties?
(a) 8
(b) 6
(c) 4
(d) 10

Answer : B

Question : A group of people who come close to each other to attain their common aim of power is known as_______
(a) Political Party
(b) Interest Group
(c) Political leadership
(d) Factional group

Answer : A

Question : The party that loses the elections and does not form the government is called_______
(a) Opposition party
(b) Interest group
(c) Ruling party
(d) Factional group

Answer : A

Question : What is an alliance?
(a) One party contests elections
(b) Several parties join hands for contesting elections
(c) Two parties contest elections
(d) None of the options

Answer : B

Question : Which of these countries have Bi-party system?
(a) Pakistan
(b) France
(c) India
(d) England

Answer : D

Question : Political party that runs the government is _______
(a) Interest group
(b) Ruling party
(c) Factional group
(d) Opposition party

Answer : B

Question : UPA stands for-
(a) Union Protested Alliance
(b) United Progressive Allowance
(c) United Progressive Alliance
(d) Union Progressive Alliance

Answer : C

Question : Which of these is a state party?
(a) All of the options
(b) Sikkim Democratic Front
(c) Indian National Lok Dal
(d) Biju Janta Dal

Answer : A

Question : Which political party was in power in West Bengal without a break for last 30 years?
(a) CPI-(M)
(b) BJP
(c) INC
(d) CPI

Answer : A

Question : In which of the following form of government political parties play the most significant role?
(a) Autocracy. 
(b) Oligarchy.
(c) Theocracy. 
(d) Democracy.

Answer : D

Question : Which one of the following institutions form a link between the people and the government?
(a) Pressure groups 
(b) Executive
(c) Political parties 
(d) Non Governmental Organisations

Answer : C

Question : Bahujan Samaj Party formed under the leadership of
(a) Kanshi Ram 
(b) Lalu Prasad Yadav
(c) Bal Thakrey 
(d) Jayalalita

Answer : A

Question : Which type of party system exists in India?
(a) One party system 
(b) Two party system
(c) Multi party system 
(d) One party dominant system

Answer : C

Question : Which country is example of two party system?
(a) India 
(b) USA
(c) China 
(d) Pakistan

Answer : B

Question : How many recognised National parties are there in India?
(a) Ten 
(b) Five
(c) Six 
(d) Three

Answer : C

Question : What is the criteria of a State party?
(a) 6% votes in Legislative Assembly of a state and at least 2 seats.
(b) 10% votes and four seats.
(c) 2% votes of legislative assembly.
(d) 4% votes of legislative assembly.

Answer : A

Question : Shiromani Akali Dal is a political party of
(a) West Bengal 
(b) Odisha
(c) Andhra Pradesh 
(d) Punjab

Answer : D

Question : Indian National Congress Party founded by
(a) Allan Octavian Hume 
(b) Mahatama Gandhi.
(c) Jawahar Lal Nehru. 
(d) Lal Bahadur Shastri.

Answer : A

Question : Which one of the following is not a challenge to political party
(a) lack of internal democracy 
(b) Dynastic succession
(c) growing role of money and muscle power 
(d) All of these

Answer : D

Question : Which is the principal opposition party in the Lok Sabha after the elections of 2004?
(a) Bhartiya Janta Party
(b) Indian National Congress
(c) Bahujan Samaj Party
(d) Communist Party of India

Answer : A

Question : How many seats have been secured by the INC in the Lok Sabha elections held in 2004?
(a) 145
(b) 119
(c) 19
(d) 120

Answer : A

Question : Which party was formed under the leadership of Kanshi Ram?
(a) BSP
(b) CPI (M)
(c) BJP
(d) INC

Answer : A

Question : When was the Nationalist Congress Party formed?
(a) 1999
(b) 1998
(c) 1996
(d) 2000

Answer : C

Question : Lotus is a political symbol of which party?
(a) Bhartiya Janta Party
(b) Bahujan Samaj Party
(c) Indian National Congress
(d) CPI (M)

Answer : A

Question : What is the political election symbol of congress party?
(a) Symbol of Hand
(b) Symbol of Lotus
(c) Symbol of elephant
(d) Symbol of clock

Answer : A

Question : When was the communist party of India-Marxist founded?
(a) 1764
(b) 1864
(c) 1964
(d) 2004

Answer : C

Question : When was the Bhartiya Janta Party founded?
(a) 1985
(b) 1975
(c) 1970
(d) 1980

Answer : D

Question : When was the Indian National Congress founded?
(a) 1785
(b) 1985
(c) 1885
(d) 1990

Answer : C

Question : When several parties in a multi-party system join hands for the purpose of contesting elections and winning power, it is called_______
(a) Uni-party system
(b) Alliance
(c) Group
(d) None of the options

Answer : B

Question : What are the components of political parties?
(a) All the options
(b) The followers
(c) The active members
(d) The leaders

Answer : A

Question : Whom do political parties have to register themselves?
(a) Election Commission
(b) Central government
(c) State government
(d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question : How many political parties are registered with the Election Commission in India?
(a) About 750
(b) About 150
(c) About 900
(d) About 250

Answer : A

Question : The party that loses the elections and does not form the government is called_______
(a) Opposition party
(b) Interest group
(c) Ruling party
(d) Factional group

Answer : A

Question : Changing party allegiance form the party on which a person got elected is known as_______
(a) Mobility
(b) Changing party
(c) Defection
(d) None of the options

Answer : C

Question : Which of these is the challenge faced by political party?
(a) Lack of internal democracy
(b) Growing role of money and muscle power
(c) Dynastic succession
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question : What is an Affidavit?
(a) Details of a contesting candidate
(b) Over-regulation of political parties
(c) Decision-making body of the party
(d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question : What is meant by Defection?
(a) Loyalty towards a party
(b) Political reforms
(c) None of the options
(d) Changing party allegiance

Answer : D

Question : Which political leader owns a football club called AC Milan and a bank?
(a) Barack Obama
(b) Berlusconi
(c) George Bush
(d) Nicolas Sarkozy

Answer : B

Question : Which out of the following is a state party?
(a) NCP
(b) BSP
(c) BJP
(d) Rashtriya Janta Dal

Answer : D

Question : Which political party from the six main parties was formed as late as in 1999?
(a) NCP
(b) CPI (M)
(c) BJP
(d) BSP

Answer : A

Question : Which party has advocated the coming together of all Left parties?
(a) CPI
(b) CPI (M)
(c) NCP
(d) INC

Answer : A

Question : How many recognised national parties are there in India?
(a) Five
(b) Six
(c) Seven
(d) Eight

Answer : D

Question : Bahujan Samaj party was founded by_______
a) B R Ambedkar
b) Kanshi Ram
c) Mamta Banerjee
d) Syama prasad

Answer : B

Question : What is a signed document submitted to an officer regarding his/her personal information?
(a) Affidavit
(b) Declaration
(c) Agreement
(d) Appeal

Answer : A

Question : Political parties are allotted symbols by_______?
a) The government of India
b) The constitution of India
c) The party leaders
d) The Election Commission

Answer : D

Question : Which country is an example of a Multi-Party System?
a) India
b) United Kingdom
c) USA
d) China

Answer : A

Question : Which party has been in power for 30 years now?
(a) BJP
(b) CPI (M)
(c) CPI
(d) NCP

Answer : B

Question : Which party enjoys a strong hold in Tripura, West Bengal and Kerala?
(a) CPI (M)
(b) CPI
(c) BSP
(d) BJP

Answer : A

Question : The main base of BSP is in:
(a) Punjab
(b) Haryana
(c) Uttar Pradesh
(d) Delhi

Answer : C

Question : Who is the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)?
(a) B.R. Ambedkar
(b) Jyotiba Phule
(c) Kanshi Ram
(d) Sahu Maharaj

Answer : C

Question : The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) came to power in 1998 as the leader of:
(a) National Democratic Alliance
(b) Left front
(c) United Progressive Alliance
(d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question : On what ideologies does the Indian National Congress rest?
(a) Secularism
(b) Federalism
(c) Communalism
(d) Socialism

Answer : A

Question : What are National parties?
(a) Parties which have units in various states
(b) Parties which have no units
(c) Parties which have units in all states
(d) Parties which have units in two states

Answer : A

Question : What is an alliance?
(a) One party contests elections
(b) Several parties join hands for contesting elections
(c) Two parties contest elections
(d) None of the options

Answer : B

Question : What system of government does India have?
(a) Two-party system
(b) Multi-party system
(c) One-party system
(d) None of the options

Answer : B

Question : Which of these is the function of political party?
(a) To form and run government
(b) To form public opinion
(c) To contest election
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question : Political party that runs the government is _______
(a) Ruling party
(b) Interest group
(c) Factional group
(d) Opposition party

Answer : A

Question : System with one party is known as_______
(a) Uni-party system
(b) Multi-party system
(c) None of the options
(d) Bi-party system

Answer : A

Question : System of two parties is known as_______
(a) Bi-party system
(b) Multi-party system
(c) Uni-party system
(d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question : System of many parties is known as_______
(a) Multi-party system
(b) Bi-party system
(c) Uni-party system
(d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question : Which of these countries have Uni-party system?
(a) North Korea
(b) Cuba
(c) China
(d) All of the options

Answer : D

Question : Any party with 6% of total votes in Lok Sabha or Assembly elections in four states and wins at least 4 seats in Lok Sabha is recognized as_______
(a) Factional Party
(b) State Party
(c) Regional Party
(d) National Party

Answer : D

Question : Which out of the following is a feature of Partisanship?
(a) Inability to take a balanced view
(b) Similarity of views
(c) Represents the individual
(d) None of the options

Answer : A

Question : Who is a Partisan?
(a) Disloyal party member
(b) Staunch party member
(c) None of the options
(d) Estranged party member

Answer : A

Question : How many parties are registered with the Election Commission of India?
(a) 650
(b) 700
(c) 750
(d) 500

Answer : C

Question : What is meant by one-party system?
(a) One single person runs the parties
(b) One single party runs the government
(c) When the King rules the country
(d) When one party is allowed to contest elections

Answer : B

Question : What is meant by two-party system?
(a) Two parties run the government
(b) Two members run a party
(c) Two parties run the government one by one
(d) Two parties contest elections

Answer : A

Important Questions NCERT Class 10 Social Science Chapter 6 Political Parties

Question : Why is one party political system not considered a good democratic system?
Answer : This is because ‘One party’ system does not provide any democratic option.

Question : Why do we need political parties? Explain.
Answer : We need political parties because of the functions that the political parties perform :
(i) They contest in Elections.
(ii) They put forward different policies and program for the betterment of society.
(iii) They play a decisive role in the making of Laws that affect each of us.
(iv) They form and run the government.
(v) They play the role of Opposition to the Ruling Party.
(vi) They shape public opinion, as they raise and highlight issues.
(vii) They provide people access to government machinery and welfare schemes implemented by the government.

Question : Highlight any five functions of political parties to strengthen democracy
Answer : The function of a political party that strengthens the democracy are as follows :
(i) Contesting Elections: Political parties contest elections. A political party nominates its candidate for the electoral contest in various constituencies. This provides a variety of choice of personalities for the people to vote for.
(ii) Policies: Political parties put forward different policies and program so that the voters can choose from amongst them. A political party brings a large number of similar opinions under one umbrella. These opinions are channelized to form policies and program. The policies and program of the ruling party generally become the government policies.
(iii) Making Law: Political parties play a decisive role in making laws for the country that benefits the whole population.
(iv) Playing Opposition: A party which does not get majority or come under the majority coalition, needs to play the role of opposition. This forms the basis of checks and balances in a democracy.
(v) Shaping Public Opinion: Political parties shape public opinion. They do so by raising and highlighting issues in the legislature and in the media.
(vi) Providing Access to Government Machinery: Political parties provide people access to government machinery and welfare schemes implemented by governments. Parties need to be responsive to people’s needs and demands thus bring good governance.

Question : What is the requirement laid down by the Election Commission for a political party to be recognized as a ‘State Party’?
Answer : A political party that secures at least 6% of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a state and wins at least two seats is recognized as a state party.

Question : What is the guiding philosophy of Bharatiya Janata Party?
Answer : (a) Cultural nationalism
(b) Restoring India’s ancient culture and values

Question : What is meant by regional political party? State the conditions required to be recognised as a ‘regional political party’.
Answer : A regional political party is a party that is present in only some states.
Conditions required for a party to be recognized as a regional political party are :
(i) A party that secures at least six percent of the total votes in an election to the Legislative Assembly of a state.
(ii) Wins at least two seats in the Legislative Assembly.

Question : What is meant by a ‘national political party’? State the conditions required to be a national political party.
Answer : National political parties have units in the various states, they follow the same policies, programmes and strategy that is decided at the national level.
Conditions required :
(i) A party that secures at least 6% of the total votes in general elections of Lok Sabha or assembly elections in four states.
(ii) Wins at least 4 seats in Lok Sabha.

Question : The political party which believes in Marxism-Leninism is
(a) Nationalalist Congress Party
(b) Communist Party of India
(c) Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)
(d) Bahujan Samaj Party
Answer : (b) Communist Party of India